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Application Development

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IMS CATALOG: ACB populate utility should generate generic PCBNAMEs

The initial load into the IMS CATALOG by ACB populate utility should create generic PCBNAMEs for those PSBS don't have any.Otherwise these PSBs (without label stmt and without any PCBNAMEs for their PCB stmt) can't simply be used and explored by E...
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Setting DB2 Client Information from an IMS application

Provide an API for IMS applications to make it possible to provide client information to DB2. This requires modification to IMS ESAF and DB2 IMS Attachment API to actually pass client info. This would require a change to the IMS ESAF and DB2 Signo...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 3 Not under consideration

archecker include new switches/options

Please add a "-y" or -"YES" switch to achecker. This would allow us to check the archive in the script right after the archive without human interaction. There are multiple way to check to see if previous program failed ( && and $? with test)
about 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Deletion of IMS resource definitions on AUTOEXPORT to the IMS repository

IBM has announced AUTOEXPORT feature for the IMS repository as part of the new functions of IMS version 14. AUTOEXPORT will be only supported for new and updated resource definitions but not for deletions. To delete a resource from the repository ...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 2 Not under consideration

IMS DBD statements DFSCASE/DFSMAP: Supporting same field in different mappings

With the introduction of the IMS Catalog in version 12 DBD statements for COBOL copybook and PL/I include information were introduced. This enrichment of DBDs allows to store these information within the IMS Catalog. DFSCASE and DFSMAP are used to...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 3 Not under consideration

DFSILTA0 utility Output compatibility between before V9 and after V10

Our customer upgraded IMS from V9 to V11 recently. IMS utility DFSILTA0 output increases after upgrading IMS from V9 to V11.There is a twice as many difference as this in the number of processed transactions on a SYSOUT message. And in the number ...
over 11 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 4 Not under consideration

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